Local media reports indicate that members of a family in Nangarhar province, facing severe poverty and debt, have been forced to “sell” their two daughters. Reports state that this ten-member family is currently living in a “ruin” in the sixth district of Jalalabad city, the capital of Nangarhar province.
Rahima, the mother of the children, told local media that her husband was injured in a traffic accident some time ago and is now paralyzed, lying in a corner of their home. She emphasized that they are facing multiple economic challenges and have borrowed 500,000 Afghanis from their relatives and friends for her husband’s treatment.
She added that due to economic difficulties and the need to pay off their debts, she has been compelled to put her children up for sale. Rahima appeals to members of the interim government and wealthy individuals to help her and her family so that she does not have to sell her children.
She says, “If the government and people help us, our problems will be solved. If they do not help, I will be forced to sell my daughters to resolve my family’s issues and get out of debt because I have no other option.”
Some young people and activists in Nangarhar have launched a campaign on social media to collect aid for this family. They are urging people to help this family so that their problems can be resolved.
It should be noted that after the current government’s takeover of Afghanistan, poverty levels in the country have increased. According to reports from the United Nations, 23.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Based on these statistics, over 12 million people in Afghanistan do not know where their next meal will come from.
